Abstract: A lens actuator includes a carrier that is configured to retain a lens; a first AF coil that is disposed in the carrier while wound about an axis perpendicular to a lens retaining surface; first to fourth magnets that are disposed opposite the first AF coil in four directions parallel to the lens retaining surface; a first OIS coil that is disposed opposite the first magnet; and a second OIS coil that is disposed opposite the second magnet. A current is passed through the first AF coil to move the carrier in a vertical direction along an axis. The currents are passed through the first and second OIS coils to a movable unit in front-back and left-right directions. Therefore, weight reduction of the movable unit can be achieved to provide a lens actuator, in which electric power saving can be achieved.

Abstract: An orientation inspector for LCD cell is utilized to inspect the LCD cell. The LCD cell includes two transparent substrates wherein the first transparent substrate is slightly bigger than the second transparent substrate and a step is formed on the first transparent substrate along the two side edges thereof. The orientation inspector for LCD cell comprises a main body connected to a hoister which can lower the main body to a predetermined position to stop the step at side edge of the LCD cell; a sensor disposed in the main body for detecting the step at side edge of the LCD cell below the main body, wherein when the body stops the step at side edge of the LCD cell and the sensor detects the step on the first transparent substrate, the sensor will confirm that the LCD cell is at correct orientation, and when the main body stops the side edge of the LCD cell and the sensor can not detect the step on the first transparent substrate, the sensor will confirm that the LCD cell is not at correct orientation.

Abstract: An emulsion preparation arrangement includes an emulsion preparation tank, a jacket which surrounds the tank on its sides and bottom and contains hot water, a plurality of tubes for supplying components of the emulsion and withdrawing the emulsion, and a plurality of ducts each surrounding a respective one of the tubes and containing hot water for heating the ducts with the water in the jacket and the ducts at a temperature of 80.degree. C., to enable the emulsion to be discharged at a temperature of approximately 50.degree. C.

Abstract: Disclosed in a high-performance electromagnetic pickup cartridge with little distortion, comprising a stylus attached to the end of a cantilevered arm, a disk type armature magnetized in its axial direction and secured to the arm, and bar type magnetic core elements disposed in the vicinity of the armature so that they are at right angles to the axis of the cantilevered arm and correspond to each channel of a stereophonic record. When the armature is vibrated, an output signal is generated in respective coils wound around the core elements. Because of the above-described construction, the core elements need only have a bar-shaped configuration without the necessity for opposing faces between which a magnet or an iron piece would otherwise have to be inserted.

Abstract: A moving magnetic pickup cartridge including: a vibratory system having; a stylus arm in a cantilever fashion, a stylus being provided at a free end of the stylus arm, and a permanent magnet being provided at a fixed end of the stylus arm, the magnet being magnetized in a direction of an axis of the stylus arm; a magnetoelectric converting system including; a stationary core having first, second and third yoke members magnetically coupled at their one pole ends to each other, the first and second yoke members having their other pole ends face respective lateral peripheral sides of the permanent magnet while the third yoke member has its other pole end facing an upper periphery of the magnet; and a coil system which includes at least two sets of coils, each set of which is wound around the first, second and third yoke members, one set of coils producing a sum of a horizontal signal and a vertical signal corresponding respectively to a horizontal component and a vertical component of the magnet vibration, the o

Abstract: A pickup cartridge comprises a magnetic circuit having an air gap, a coil wound on the magnetic circuit and a cantilever having a permanent magnet inserted in to the air gap. In this case, the magnetic circuit comprises a delta-shaped jointless core having the air gap at its vertical angle, and the coil is inserted through the air gap and fixed to the core.

Abstract: An electromagnetic transducer for converting mechanical or recorded acoustic events into alternating voltages particularly for tracing stereo signals recorded on plate shaped supports comprises a substantially cylindrical permanent magnet which is radially magnetized and disposed around four pole rods each of which has a coil winding therearound and whose axes are arranged substantially at corner points of a square in a plane perpendicular to the axes of the rods. A pickup stylus has a soft iron element which is driven by the stylus and which is disposed adjacent one end of the pole rods. The stylus is mounted for swinging movement about its center point, on the central axis of the transducer system. The soft iron element is directly included in the magnetic circuit at one end of the permanent magnet.

Abstract: A stereophonic electromagnetic pickup cartridge in which each of the right- and left-channel yokes is formed by folding a thin strip of a magnetic material over itself many times like pleats into a U-shape; coils are mounted on the yokes; the bases of the yokes are crossed so that the bases of the yokes are respectively disposed along the lines which are crossed by 90.degree. respectively with the axes of the maximum sensitivity of the right- and left-channels are formed; and an armature is disposed at the open ends of the yokes. Mass production at less costs of high-quality yokes with minimum eddy current loss becomes possible.

Abstract: An electromagnetic pickup cartridge in which a cantilever with a stylus tip at the free end thereof is extended perpendicularly from the center of one major surface of an armature which is partially embedded in a holder which is made of a high molecular weight compound, which serves as a suspension part and in turn is mounted through a damper in a sleeve. Since the armature is not needed to be formed with a center aperture, the fabrication cost can be reduced.

Abstract: In a pickup cartridge of the moving magnet type, the components of movement of a cantilever in the vertical and horizontal directions are individually detected to produce two kinds of electromotive forces respectively proportional to the velocity of the detected vertical and horizontal components of movement. The sum and difference signals of the two kinds of electromotive forces are separately obtained for stereophonic reproduction of signals recorded on a recorded disk. The vibration system is given different vibration characteristics for vertical movements thereof than those for horizontal movements thereof, without sacrificing electrical output characteristics such as channel separation characteristic and low frequency response characteristic.

Abstract: A moving coil type stereophonic pickup cartridge is disclosed wherein a pair of magnetic air gaps are established corresponding to the walls of the sound groove of a 45.degree.-45.degree. stereophonic record and arranged such that the orientation of magnetic flux in the air gaps projects orthogonally to each other. The two magnetic air gaps are arranged on the right and the left of a cantilever fulcrum respectively. A coil is arranged within each of the gaps, each coil having a winding axis generally parallel to the axis direction of the cantilever. Each coil moves within its associated magnetic air gap integrally with the cantilever, thereby developing high output signals.

Abstract: An improved type of pickup cartridge comprising a stylus assembly, a cartridge body case to receive the stylus assembly therein, and pole pieces provided to support the stylus assembly in the cartridge body case, wherein a resilient member is provided in the cartridge body case to secure the friction fit of the stylus assembly. The resilient member is also grounded such that the noise due to electrostatic discharge is prevented.